Kenya

Libraries for Kids Int'l (Roy Austin and Wanjiku Francis) - Kenya

We take libraries for granted. For many, internet searches make libraries obsolete. What if you couldn’t search the internet? Where would you go to do research, learn more about a topic, or find recreational reading materials? This is the situation in many parts of rural Kenya and East Africa The mission of Libraries For Kids is to supply books to schools with little or no internet access in rural areas of East Africa to help those schools establish libraries broadening educational…

Uamani Project (Giving Hands Nonprofit) - Kenya

Books are needed because students either don't have them or they don't have enough, and most students and even adults cannot afford them. They will be used by anyone interested from the community. Our goal is to improve education standards in the neighborhood by stocking the shelves of our new school library. The newly built library at Uamani Primary School will be stocked with books from this project We expect to see improved education/literacy scores at the school, and have more community…

Lirhanda School Project - Pascal Ogutu (Kenya)

Lirhanda Friends Secondary School is located in the hill country of western Kenya, about 2 km from the nearest market town and 8 km from the city of Kakamega. Our students walk to school, some an hour each way, on unpaved, muddy or dusty roads. Many live with single parents or grandparents who struggle to pay school fees and to buy uniforms and required school supplies. Owning books is an unattainable luxury for these families.

National Library Service - Soma Safari Project

Embark on a Soma Safari – a “reading adventure” in Swahili – and help bring the joy of books and brighter futures to children in Nairobi, Kenya!   The Soma Safari project will establish six handcrafted Little Free Libraries in Nairobi’s hospitals, shelters, and schools, providing consistent access to engaging books for children ages 4-8. This crucial early literacy initiative is a powerful collaboration between the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS), Books for Africa, Knowledge Empowering…

Louis Brownstone Containers for Non-profits in Africa

Louis’ projects have sent over 300,000 books across Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Botswana, and Malawi. The types of books distributed are based on the recipient organization’s requests, ranging from elementary picture books to college textbooks. Projects include setting up the first library at the UNHCR Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya (population ~200,000), creating a library at the Shoe4Africa Children's Hospital in Kenya, filling college nursing libraries in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Ghana, and…

Rural Kenya Schools Libraries Project

In rural parts of Kenya, where there is no electricity, or it is too expensive to afford it can be elusive to achieve these goals. This is where the availability of books can bridge some of the hardships for the rural children and provide them some hope.